Category: Found
Links, news articles, clippings, etc. – classic blog-style.
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All the world’s furniture – DrunkAndRetired.com Episode #168
In this mini-episode, Charles talks about the excess of furniture, as he sees it, in the world. Audio only is also available, and in the feed if you’re subscribed to the podcast.
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At the beach
Nite Beach, originally uploaded by cote. It’s been family vacation time at the beach. Galveston to be exact. While people have been freaking out about the BP spill, it’s still nice. In theory, it won’t be soon. My childhood memories are of the beach being hot, sandy, and dirty. Back in the 80s, it seemed…
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Cormac Murphy Coté Skotak
My wife, Kim, and I have been in the adoption process for a long, long time, and we just finalized the last major part this afternoon. We can finally announce our new son, Cormac Murphy Coté-Skotak. For those I’ve told who’ve kept the “embargo,” thanks so much! And for the rest of you, check out…
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Two Maxims that have served me well
I have two personal maxims that generally apply to all situations in my life: Life’s too short to live by them rules. What the fuck else am I doing with my time? The first is especially useful when you’re fucking around with some stupid technology or instructions that want you to do something tedious –…
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Old tile shards from our house
This is a little "home archeology." Our relatively young home was built in 1949 and under the large kitchen add-on we have, there’s (at least) two structures: an old porch that was left there stupidly as a support beam and the remnants of an early kitchen floor – two or three levels of it! This…
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Always love the perspective from across the pond
From here: Having enjoyed the benefits of their own empire for the last 50 years and pocketed tax cuts during the Iraq war, the 21st-century Tea Party movement is now grumbling about paying for power. You get what you pay for.
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Your stuff: a relationship
From a 2007 interview: In the 20th century, we were focused mostly on the practical, utilitarian side of design, and later we were driven by technological advancements, marketing and business plans. In the 21st century, instead of design just fulfilling the basic needs, doing certain things or resolving particular problems, people will seek deeper, greater…
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Filet Mignon
Filet Mignon, originally uploaded by cote. I’ve always been fascinated by the proposition: “what would you say if I said we should take one of the more expensive pieces of meat, and wrap one of the least expensive pieces of meat around it?”
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If things go so badly that the S&P 500 becomes permanently worthless, I have a hard time believing that the people who own gold will rule the world. I think it’s more likely that the people who own steel that is conveniently shaped like guns will control everything, including all of the shiny rocks. At…
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Snowing in Austin
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/cote/4381817083/)] Kim and I talk about it snowing in Austin.
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Notebooks from dime novels
Notebooks from old books, originally uploaded by cote. Check out these blank books made with covers of old, lurid and cheesy paperbacks. I spotted these at the Blue Genie Christmas Bazaar this year in Austin. As the little note next to them said, this is an example of upcycling, or making something new out of…
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Bacardi – 1967
Bacardi – 1967, originally uploaded by rchappo2002. This scanned in ad is too fantastic to pass on posting.
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Most Unconvincing Billboard Ever
Most Unconvincing Billboard Ever, originally uploaded by kaskotak. Kim and I have been seeing variations of this billboard all over town, promoting tourism for Beaumont. I’ve never really considered Beaumont for tourism – it’s famous around Texas for smelling like rotten eggs, due to all that gushing oil.
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